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Object type: Shaft, slab or architectural fragment
Measurements: H. 36 cm (14 in); W. 15 cm (6 in); D. Built in
Stone type: Pale reddish brown (10R 5/4), medium-grained, well-sorted, clast-supported, quartz sandstone. The sub-angular to sub-rounded clasts range from 0.3 to 0.5 mm, but are mostly 0.4 mm; a few scattered white mica flakes. ?Helsby Sandstone, Triassic
Plate numbers in printed volume: Ill. 443
Corpus volume reference: Vol 9 p. 170-1
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The single visible face shows a four-strand plait, each strand doubled.
Since the ornament on this fragment would (if restored) seemingly have the same width as nos. 1 and 3, they are all likely to be part of the same carving.
